VALRHONA Guanaja with Cocoa Nibs 70% Dark Bar, 2.46 OZ

Yes, like others have said, a little pricey...but worth it. This is directly from Valrhona...shipped very nicely and fast...and so, so, so fresh...super happy. The best pricing is with the discs...which are very good...but the texture of the bars are superior...being snappy like quality chocolate...then softens when eating...whereas the discs are overall soft without so much of the tempered texture. Bars are more costly, but the best. Also, their shipping is reasonable and does not go up much with larger orders. Just go for it and treat yourself.

If you like dark chocolate, you'll die for this amazing French bar.

Since Valrhona unceremoniously ripped the superlative Le Noir 71% cacao bar from retail shelves, outrageously expensive "bean-to-bar" outfits have more or less filled the gap, at least with varieties of dollar-sized bars selling for eight dollars and more. Usurious costs aside, Valrhona's re-baking of its brand provides consumers a chance to assess the wolf's new clothing. This briefly reviews the "Tulakalum" 75% cacao bar:Tasting at about 75 degrees F, one must chew quite a bit to elicit flavor, which comes across as a pure, bitter, sharply focused chocolate, best appreciated in small bites - large bites waste its intensity, as does haste in ingesting."Unconching," on the other hand (re-melting, solidifying - preferably in a freezer - and finally eating at room temperature) unleashes the bar's bouquet freely and fully, also removing most of the "snap" from the chewing to facilitate far smoother mouth feel.While unconching (or, should we say, "re-conching") makes a pedestrian bar delicious, it makes this high-end bar luscious.